Are Your Prescriptions Killing You? : : how to Prevent Dangerous Interactions, Avoid Deadly Side Effects, and be Healthier With Fewer Drugs
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Prologue: The pharmacist who says no to drugs -- Introduction: A pharmacist's journey -- Good-bye and good luck : helping yourself to better health -- Things change : our aging bodies -- Piling on : the peril of polypharmacy -- Off-limits for older people : the Beers criteria--a list that could save your life -- Off the charts : do you really need those blood pressure drugs? -- Phantom killers : NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) -- Proton pump inhibitors : the miracle drugs that aren't -- Statin roulette : drugs of last resort -- Down and out : drug-induced falls -- The bone-scare drugs : what you should know about bisphosphonates -- Does Dad really have Alzheimer's? : a look at drug-induced dementia -- Taking charge : a step-by-step guide to controlling your medications (rather than letting them control you) -- Prescription for change : how to fix a broken health care system -- Epilogue: Miss Lillian -- Taking stock: a self-assessment quiz.
A veteran board-certified pharmacist cites the high number of annual deaths associated with prescription drug side effects, calling for changes in prescription practices that account for the needs of aging bodies.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Atria Books, 2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: xxx, 273 p. ; 23 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781451608397
145160839X
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Hogan, Bill.
SUBJECTS
Drugs.
Drug interactions.
Drugs -- Side effects.